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The languages of the empire, Quechua and Aymara, were chosen by the Catholic church to evangelize in the Incan area. They even teached them to Indians who have never been subject to the empire. Today they are the most extended Amerindian languages.
The Spanish used the mita work service in their profit for the mining of silver at Potosi.
The later rebellion led by Tupac Amaru is the source of the names of 20th century South American guerrillas Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) and Tupamaros.
The Incan planned economy (and Maoism) are the inspiration of today's Peruvian guerrilla Sendero Luminoso.
See also: yanacona, El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.